emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
small number; few; minority
second arrow; second move; second step
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
lately; recently; these days
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
pure literature; belles-lettres
fraudulent claim of product origin
factory; plant; mill; workshop
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
riding fast; driving a horse fast